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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES
July 21,2004
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 5:40 p.m. in City Hall, Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza,
Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
City Council Committee members present: Council member Lisa Bist, Councilmember
Jose Solorio and Councilmember Claudia Alvarez.
Staff members present: Community Development Agency Executive Director Patricia
C. Whitaker, City Attorney Joseph Fletcher, Chief Assistant City Attorney Ben Kaufman,
Associate Planner Bob St. Paul, Downtown Development Manager Matt Lamb and
Redevelopment Assistant Danell Mercado.
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AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 16, 2004
Action:
The minutes were approved
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2. PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No report - Code enforcement was unable to attend.
3. O.C. Mental Heath Facility
No report - Captain Saadeh and Lieutenant Magdalena were unable to attend.
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4.
PROJECT UPDATES
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a) SWC First and Main Streets -
The buyout of the billboard company may not happen. Permits have been
pulled for the restaurant. Caribou is planning an end of summer opening for
the restaurant.
b) Citv Place West-
No change. The developer is meeting with Santiago Park neighborhood in
August.
c) YMCA-
Due diligence is being performed by staff on two proposals. Jose Solario
asked for an update on how many groups have been interested in the building
and how far into the process each one went.
d) Court of Appeals -
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No update except that when the State calls, staff is giving them the answers
they need to make our site the most viable option.
e) 4th Street Pushcart Status-
A definitive schedule was distributed and discussed in detail.
f) Sav-On Lofts -
The Charles Company is continuing to test the market to get better than
market rates on the units.
g) Svcamore Garaqe Landscapinq -
CDA issued a letter informing Caribou that no payments for parking will be
released until the conditions are met. Bob St. Paul informed Caribou verbally
as well.
h) South Main Steam Cleaninq -
No funding available this year. Funding will be discussed as a 05/06 budget
item.
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Street Development - Minutes
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5. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
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6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS -
Lisa Bist is concerned about the code violations for banners and signs on South
Main. Bob St. Paul will inform Code Enforcement and the Sough Main
Merchants Association.
7. ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
a.c. Mental Health Facility - George Saadeh with Delhi area statistics.
8. NEXT MEETING - August 18, 2004
ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. to August 18, 2004.
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Community Development Agency
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